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Victory! Federal Court Orders Florida to Issue Accurate Death Certificates to Surviving Same-Sex Spouses in Lambda Legal Class Action

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March 23, 2017

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled that the state must issue accurate death certificates to all surviving same-sex spouses.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
The So-Called American “Health Care” Act Would Put Americans’ Health At Risk

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March 17, 2017

The AHCA’s effects on people living with or at higher risk for HIV could be devastating. And for those for whom multiple systemic oppressions intersect, the AHCA could be deadly.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Lambda Legal & 21 other LGBT groups: Judge Gorsuch poses a significant threat to the LGBT community.

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March 16, 2017

Lambda Legal leads 19 LGBT groups in sending a letter to the US Senate opposing Judge Gorsuch's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Eleventh Circuit Rules Against Employee Harassed and Forced Out For Being a Lesbian

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March 10, 2017

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit largely affirmed a lower district court’s ruling dismissing the lawsuit of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was targeted for harassment and effectively terminated from her job at Georgia Regional Hospital because she is a lesbian and didn’t conform to gender norms in her appearance and demeanor.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Anti-LGBT Jurors Are Harming Queer People. Here's How We're Putting a Stop to It.

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March 9, 2017

Creating courts free from anti-LGBT bias is an essential step towards justice.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
80 School Administrators & Districts File Brief in Trans Rights Supreme Court Case

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March 2, 2017

Lambda Legal submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today in a case brought by the ACLU on behalf of Gavin Grimm, a transgender student barred from using the boy's room in Gloucester County, Va., public schools.
Federal Court Tells Pine-Richland High School to Let Transgender Students Use the Bathroom

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February 27, 2017

A federal district court judge today ruled in favor of three Lambda Legal clients – transgender students at Pine-Richland High School – and ordered the suburban Pittsburgh school district to allow the students to use the bathroom that matches who they are.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
FAQ: What did Obama do for transgender students and how did Trump take it away?

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February 25, 2017

Answers to your questions about the effects of the Trump administration's rescinding of President Obama's trans student guidance.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Resistance, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal & ACLU Oppose Latest HB2 Repeal Proposal

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February 23, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal, groups that are representing LGBT North Carolinians in a federal lawsuit challenging House Bill 2, say they oppose a new proposal to repeal the law because it still enables discrimination against LGBT people.
One Month Into the Trump Presidency, More Immigration Raids and Deportations

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February 22, 2017

What happens when the actions of government institutions could mean the difference between life and death?